1997 Toyota 4runner Tires Problems

You were driving a borrowed 1997 Toyota 4Runner at 65 mph when you lost consciousness on the freeway. Your fiancé lost control of the vehicle, which veered right and struck a guardrail, a sign post, and a tree. You suffered serious injuries including spine fractures and a wrist fracture; your fiancé was fatally injured. Earlier that day, the truck had been making unusual noises, but the cause of the loss of consciousness and subsequent crash could not be determined from the available information.

THE TREADS OF MY CONTINENTAL TIRES SEPARATED WHEN I WAS TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY. MY CAR LOST TRACTION AND SPUN UNCONTROLLABLY WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON FREEWAY. MY TIRES WERE PURCHASED 5 YEARS AGO AND HAVE ABOUT 75,000 MILES ON THEM. THE OTHER 3 CONTINENTAL TIRES ALSO SHOW SUBSTANTIAL WEAR THAT ARE BEYOND THE TYPICAL WEAR AND TEAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. THE CONTACT PURCHASED GOODYEAR WRANGLER AT (LT255/85R16) TIRES. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A HISSING SOUND AND THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT. HE PULLED OVER AND NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE WAS FLAT. THE TIRE HAS NOT YET BEEN EXAMINED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 185,000.

THE FIRST TIRE THAT THE TREAD CAME OFF WAS WHILE TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY - JULY, 2002. NO DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE OR MYSELF. TOW TRUCK DRIVER CAME OUT AND CHANGED THE TIRE. WENT TO DISCOUNT TIRE TO HAVE THE TIRE REPLACED, THEY REPLACED IT AT NO COST. WHEN I ASKED IF THE OTHERS WERE SAFE, THEY SAID YES, LEAVING THE OTHER DESERT DOG TIRES ON. AUGUST, 2003 - DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AGAIN WITH MY HUSBAND, WE FELT A VIBRATION, PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND FOUND THAT THE TREAD HAD COME OFF ONCE AGAIN. HAD THAT REPLACED AT DISCOUNT TIRE, WHERE THEY DIDN'T MENTION AGAIN THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE REMAINING DESERT DOG TIRE ON THE VEHICLE. OCTOBER, 2003 - MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, TRAVELING ABOUT 75 MPH, FELT A TIRE GO DOWN, THIS TIME CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO PULL RIGHT, THEN BACK TO THE LEFT. THEN THERE WAS TOTAL LOSS OF CONTROL AS HE VEERED DOWN INTO THE MEDIAN WHERE THE VEHICLE ROLLED 6 - 8 TIMES. ONCE AGAIN, THE TREAD HAD SEPARATED CAUSING WHAT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN HIS DEATH. LUCKILY, HE DID NOT HAVE ANY SERIOUS INJURIES. THE VEHICLE IS TOTALLED. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THESE TIRES FROM PIRELLI ON JUNE 7, 2001. THE RECALL STATES THAT PIRELLI WOULD NOTIFY THEIR DISTRIBUTORS. DISCOUNT TIRE SHOULD NOT HAVE LET US DRIVE AWAY FROM THEIR LOCATION WITH THOSE TIRES!! *LA

ROLLOVER IN TOYOTA 4 RUNNER - 1997. *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH THE RIGHT REAR TIRE TREAD COMPLETELY SEPERATED (NOT ORIGINAL TIRES ON A 97 TOYOTA 4 RUNNER 225/75R15 AWHHJH410600). TS *YH

RIGHT REAR (PASSENGER SIDE) TIRE "LET GO" WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE SOUTH OF PUEBLO, CO. THE TIRE DID NOT BLOW OUT. TREAD SEPARATION WAS THE OUTER SIDE OF THE TREAD AND SIDEWALL. TIRE FAILURE WAS NOT CAUSED BY LOW AIR PRESSURE AS ALL HAD BEEN CHECKED THAT MORNING (34LBS). NO NAILS OR OTHER PUNCTURES WERE OBSERVED BY ME OR THE DEALER. THIS TIRE FAILED BECAUSE IT WAS FAULTY. THE LOCAL FIRESTONE REP ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PRODUCT FAILURE. ALL 4 TIRES WERE NEW AND HAD ABOUT 30,000MI ON THEM.*AK (DOT NUMBER: W272WL1499 TIRESIZE: P265/70R18)

TIRES HAVE BLOWN OUT 3 TIMES WITH PEELING TIRES, 7-5-00, 7-28-00, 7-29-00, BRIDGESTONE DUELER H/T. (P265/70R16) TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED. *JB

FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRE (P225 75 R15) EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION. *SLC

FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES P225 75 R15 EXPERIENCED CUPPING AND VIBRATION, CONSUMER WANTS REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES P225 75 R15 EXPERIENCED CUPPING AND VIBRATION, CONSUMER WANTS REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

2/4 ORIGINAL TIRES HAVE FAILED SEVERAL TIMES TO MAINTAIN AIR PRESSURE UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. OF THOSE TWO TIRES, 1 HAS BEEN REPLACED AFTER SHOWING SIGNS OF SEPERATION, AND THE OTHER IS NEEDING MORE AIR 2-3X/WK, AND IS SHOWING SIGNS OF SEPERATION( DOT NUMBER: W2HH TIRE SIZE: P225/75R15 )

2/4 ORIGINAL TIRES HAVE FAILED SEVERAL TIMES TO MAINTAIN AIR PRESSURE UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. OF THOSE TWO TIRES, 1 HAS BEEN REPLACED AFTER SHOWING SIGNS OF SEPERATION, AND THE OTHER IS NEEDING MORE AIR 2-3X/WK, AND IS SHOWING SIGNS OF SEPERATION( DOT NUMBER: W2HH TIRE SIZE: P225/75R15 )

NO SUMMARY( DOT NUMBER: EX BM06247 TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

TOYOTA, 4 RUNNER EQUIPPED WITH FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS/AT TIRES, SIZE P225R7515. HAS EXPERIENCED A TREAD SEPARATION WHILE TRAVELING AT 55 MPH. FIRESTONE HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

THE SIDEWALLS COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE TREAD WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE. NO WARNING OF ANY PROBLEM WITH THE TIRES PRIOR TO THE EVENT. NO PRIOR DAMAGE TO THE TIRE. THE TIRE CAME APART INSTANTLY.( DOT NUMBER: W2HH TIRE SIZE: P225 75R15 )

THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE BLEW WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. ( GOODYEAR WRANGLER P265/70R16 ) *YC

TIRE BLEW OUT (BRIGGSTONE P205-65-R15). MJS